Individual Consultancy: To develop a Monitoring Strategy and the 2024 Annual Report, Maputo, Mozambique, 6 months (55 days), home based

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a childhood

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this specific assignment is to develop a 2025-2026 Monitoring Strategy for UNICEF Mozambique, develop Monitoring Plans for several multi-sectoral programmes, write the 2024 UNICEF Mozambique Country Office Annual Report (COAR) and ensure quality 2024 results statements for all MCO areas of work.

Scope of Work:

UNICEF Mozambique Country Office (MCO) implements various programmes across the country, with an annual programme budget of about US$ 100 million on average over the last 4 years. In addition to the central office in Maputo, UNICEF has 4 Field Offices in Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Sofala and Zambezia. The 2022-2026 Country Programme for 2022-2026 covers Child Health & Nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, and Social Policy & Social Protection. Monitoring supports decision-making, adaptive programming, and accountability to affected populations, national and local partners, donors and other stakeholders. Based on the MCO Monitoring Framework, the scope of this consultancy assignment is to produce the following deliverables:

1. Develop a 2025-2026 Monitoring Strategy for UNICEF Mozambique Country Office.

2. Develop Monitoring Plans for 5 multi-sectoral, multi-year programmes implemented by MCO.

3. Write the 2024 UNICEF Mozambique Country Office Annual Report (COAR) Summary Narrative and ensure quality 2024 results statements for all MCO areas of work.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

Develop a 2025-2026 Monitoring Strategy for UNICEF Mozambique Country Office (MCO) and develop Monitoring Plans for 5 multi-sectoral, multi-year programmes implemented by MCO

Deliverables/Outputs:

2025-2026 Monitoring Strategy for UNICEF Mozambique Country Office developed

Timeline:

20 days (by 15 November 2024)

Deliverables/Outputs:

Monitoring Plans developed for 5 multi-sectoral, multi-year programmes implemented by MCO

Timeline:

15 days (by 15 October 2024)

Payment schedule:

60%

Tasks/Milestone:

Write the 2024 UNICEF Mozambique Country Office Annual Report (COAR) Summary Narrative and ensure quality 2024 results statements for all MCO areas of work.

Deliverables/Outputs:

UNICEF Mozambique COAR and all 2024 results statements completed

Timeline:

20 days (by 31 January 2025)

Payment schedule

40%

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in

Development Studies, Social Sciences, Economics, or a related discipline

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Demonstrated expertise in various aspects of monitoring.

• At least 5 years of professional work experience in monitoring and research, including experience working in Mozambique.

• Fluency in English with demonstrated quality report writing skills.

• Knowledge of Portuguese would be an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

Consultants will be asked to stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum travel and subsistence costs, as applicable.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.